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50566

ZIP 50566 is Moorland, Iowa, mostly in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster +1 more
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
325
Coordinates
42.4378, -94.3237
☼ Live from 50566 — Moorland, IA

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Where 50566 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50566
  • 🔢 Type 50566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,566 = 2 × 131 × 193. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50565 (Marathon, IA, 45 mi away) and 50567 (Nemaha, IA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50566 becomes 66505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manhattan, KS, 249 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05656, 05665, 50665, 55066, 55606, 56056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05665 in North Hyde Park, VT, 1,095 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯286 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50566 and you would come out at 42.44°S, 85.68°E — 881 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 50566 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population325This ZIP325
Households136This ZIP136
Housing units147This ZIP147
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$166,100This ZIP$166,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$7,161,000This ZIP$7,161,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$14,874,000This ZIP$14,874,000

Land area

Land area36.11 sq miThis ZIP36.11 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 50566 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 96.7%
Calhoun County 3.3%

Other place names in 50566

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 50566

ZIPCityDistance
50523 Callender, IA 5.1 mi
50586 Somers, IA 5.5 mi
50518 Barnum, IA 5.9 mi
50552 Knierim, IA 7.1 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 7.9 mi
50569 Otho, IA 9.9 mi
50524 Clare, IA 11.0 mi
50543 Gowrie, IA 11.3 mi
50538 Farnhamville, IA 12.0 mi
50563 Manson, IA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50566?

50566 is in Moorland, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4378, -94.3237.

What county is 50566 in?

50566 spans 2 counties: Webster County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Webster County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 50566?

Moorland uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50566 in?

50566 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50566?

About 325 people live in ZIP code 50566, in 136 households, at 9.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 50566?

$78,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50566?

The closest are 50523 (5.1 mi), 50586 (5.5 mi), 50518 (5.9 mi), 50552 (7.1 mi) and 50501 (7.9 mi).

Is 50566 a PO Box ZIP code?

50566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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